Some more chances will come (L-3073)
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قُل لِّلْمُخَلَّفِينَ مِنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ سَتُدْعَوْنَ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ أُو۟لِى بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ تُقَٰتِلُونَهُمْ أَوْ يُسْلِمُونَ فَإِن تُطِيعُوا۟ يُؤْتِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ أَجْرًا حَسَنًا وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ كَمَا تَوَلَّيْتُم مِّن قَبْلُ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا 16 لَّيْسَ عَلَى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلْأَعْرَجِ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلْمَرِيضِ حَرَجٌ 17a |
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16. Qul-lil-mukhallafiina minal-A'-raabi satud-'awna ‘ilaa qawmin ‘ulii ba’-sin- shadiidin tuqaati-luunahum ‘aw yuslimuun. Fa-‘in tutii-'uu yu'-tikuMullaahu ‘ajran hasanaa. Wa ‘in- tatawallaw kamaa tawallaytum-min qablu yu-'azzibkum 'azaaban ‘aliimaa. 17a. Laysa
'alal- ‘a'-maa
hara-junw-wa laa 'alal-‘a'raji hara-junw-wa laa
'alal- maruuzi haraj. |
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16. Say
unto those of the wandering Arabs who were left behind: You will be called
against a folk of mighty prowess, to fight them until they surrender; and if
you obey, Allah will give you a fair reward; but if you turn away as you did
turn away before, He will punish you with a painful doom. 17a. There
is no blame for the blind, nor is there blame for the lame, nor is there
blame for the sick (that they go not forth to war). |
It is commanded: Say to them also: Have patience for awhile if you are very fond of fighting. Don’t be confused if you are not permitted to participate in this Battle. Many Battles will be fought in near future and you will be called to confront a people of great military might; you may fight them. And the war against them will not go to an end; until they embrace Islam. That will be time of your trial because you will have to put your life on the line without thinking about war booty. Those battles will be fought to exalt the Word of God and for establishing peace and order. The aim from those wars is “after victory of Makkah, the Battle of Hunayn fought against the tribes of Hawaazan and Thaqiif etc. or against Renegades in the times of Abu Bakr Siddique (May Allaah be pleased with him)”.
After that, it is commanded: If you obeyed at that time and participated in war, Allaah Almighty will give you a good reward; not only in this world but in the Hereafter too. But if you turned away as you turned away before, He would punish you with a painful punishment.
Then it is commanded: There is not any guilt
upon the blind, the lame or upon the ill for remaining behind in case of war
declared against rioters and persecutors. Fighting is the work of healthy and
physically strong people.